Matsudaira Gennai's tone was still so cold, as if there was no emotion at all.
As soon as Matsudaira Gennai finished speaking, Inoue quickly shouted:
"Back to my lord, yes!"
"Take me in and take a look around."
"yes!"
Inoue stood up and opened the door of the warehouse behind him.
Matsudaira Gennai did not bring many attendants into the house, only Nanabahara and a minor surname.
After Inoue, Matsudaira Gennai and others entered the house, Ogata and the others also stood up and followed closely behind Matsudaira Gennai and others.
"We deliberately make the warehouse dry to prevent the salt in the warehouse from deteriorating due to moisture..."
Inoue, who was walking at the front, continued to explain while leading the way.
Ogata and others don't have to do anything next, they just need to follow Gennai Matsudaira and others respectfully and walk around the warehouse with them.
But Inoue worked hard.
He had to lead the way and constantly explain various details in the warehouse to Matsudaira Gennai.
This was the first time Ogata realized that being a low-level samurai with a meager salary was not completely without benefits. There were many troublesome things that he did not need to do himself.
Inoue was already very nervous.
Matsudaira Gennai's cold reaction made Inoue even more nervous.
No matter what Inoue said, Matsudaira Genai remained expressionless.
He didn't make any sound or make any movements.
This situation is just like telling a joke you think is funny, but no one else laughs - you are embarrassed and at a loss.
Inoue is like this now, and Gennai Matsudaira's cold reaction makes him unable to get up or down.
Perhaps in order to cover up his current mood, Inoue explained even harder.
"Currently, a total of 200 salt bars are stored in the warehouse."
"Most of the salt is purchased from other vassals."
"Of the 200 sticks of salt, 120 sticks are relatively old salt, and the other 80 sticks are new salt that was just purchased."
"Ah, my lord, please look here. The salt stored here is the new salt we purchased."
Inoue wanted to introduce the new salts in the warehouse to Matsudaira Gennai, so he stopped and turned around, preparing to slowly introduce these new salts to Matsudaira Gennai.
However - I don't know whether it's because Gennai Matsudaira didn't notice that Inoue in front of him had stopped, or because Inoue's steps stopped too suddenly, or for some other reason, in short - Inoue had stopped, but Matsudaira
Gennai is still making strides forward.
This resulted in Inoue slamming into Matsudaira Gennai's arms.
The color on Inoue's face suddenly faded away in an instant.
"Lord! I'm so sorry!"
Inoue took two steps back in panic, then knelt on the ground and apologized loudly at the highest volume he could.
"Lord! I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry! I'm so...gu!"
Before Inoue finished speaking, Matsudaira Gennai forcibly stopped Inoue's words...
The only attendants that Matsudaira Gennai brought into the warehouse were Nanabahara, who served as a guard, and Xiao, who was responsible for helping Matsudaira Gennai get the sword.
When Inoue knelt down to apologize for bumping into Matsudaira Gennai, Matsudaira Gennai glanced at Inoue who was kneeling on the ground expressionlessly.
Then he directly pulled out the knife held by Xiao Xing behind him, and pierced the throat of Inoue who was kneeling on the ground.
Because Inoue was kneeling on the ground, the back of his neck was completely exposed to Gennai Matsudaira's eyes, so it was just right for Gennai Matsudaira to stab his throat with his sword.
The sharp sword tip penetrated the back of Inoue's neck and passed out of Inoue's throat.
Inoue moved his spasming hands to touch his neck where the sword was inserted.
He seemed to want to say something.
But what came out of his mouth were all "gurgling" sounds of unknown meaning.
Matsudaira Gennai raised his foot, stepped on Inoue's head, and then pulled out the sword in one breath.
After throwing the bloody sword back to Xiao Xing beside him, Matsudaira Gennai said:
"Be careful when you walk in the future. Don't bump into me again."
Matsudaira Gennai's tone was exactly the same as before.
They are all extremely bland, as if there is no emotion involved.
Stabbing his own minister's neck - doing such a cruel thing, Matsudaira Gennai's tone still did not change at all.
It was as if he had just done a trivial thing.
Ogata looked at all the scenes before him in astonishment.
Things changed so fast that Ogata didn't even have time to react.
A second ago, Inoue was introducing all the details of the salt warehouse to Gennai Matsudaira with enthusiasm and a bit of nervousness.
The next second, Inoue accidentally bumped into Matsudaira Gennai and was stabbed through the throat by Matsudaira Gennai.
Ogata looked at the scene in front of him in shock, looking at Inoue who had fallen on the ground in a pool of blood and was no longer moving.
Matsudaira Gennai slowly turned around and looked at Ogata and others.
The pale colleague next to Ogata was the first to kneel on the ground.
With one person taking the lead, Ogata and others quickly followed and knelt on the ground.
Matsudaira Gennai looked at Ogata and others who were kneeling on the ground.
"My clothes were stained."
Matsudaira Gennai touched the clothes on his chest where Inoue had hit him just now, but there were no stains on his chest.
"What a disappointment..."
After saying that, Matsudaira Gennai led Nanabahara and his nickname in charge of holding the knife and strode outside the salt warehouse.
After Gennai Matsudaira passed by Ogata and others, Ogata and others quickly maintained their kneeling posture on the ground, and then turned around so that their heads, which were almost close to the ground, were always facing Gennai Matsudaira.
It wasn't until Gennai Matsudaira mounted his horse again and left completely from the door of the salt warehouse with his group of attendants, that no one except Ogata finally dared to show off.
Although Ogata was not as frightened as his colleagues, who turned pale and did not dare to express his anger, he was also frightened by Gennai Matsudaira's brutal behavior just now...
"This is..." Ogata looked at the direction Matsudaira Gennai left, "My lord...?"
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Today, the warehouse officials are in a very heavy mood.
A colleague was killed by Gennai Matsudaira for an insignificant reason - no matter who he was, he would feel heavy...
Because everyone was in a heavy mood, Ogata and the others didn't say much to Ogata and the others after today's "Lord's Inspection" ended. He simply asked Ogata and the others to disband and do their own things.
Already.
Seeing that it was still early, Ogata decided to go to the Sakakihara Sword Hall to practice sword practice.
With a heavy heart, after stepping into the sword hall, Oufang met several fellow apprentices who were currently practicing swordsmanship in the sword hall.
Among these brothers who were practicing swordsmanship, Makino, who had the closest relationship with Ogata, happened to be among them.